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On April 26, 2021, Hasbro, Inc. (“Hasbro”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Entertainment One Music (“eOne Music”), a leading independent music business, for an aggregate price of $385 million in cash. eOne Music will be acquired by entities controlled by Blackstone, which also owns SESAC, a leading music rights organization. Subsequent to the closing of the transaction, eOne Music will operate as a separate business unit headed by its current Global President. As part of the transaction, Entertainment One Canada Limited will sell the Canadian music division. Cravath is representing Hasbro in connection with the transaction.
The Cravath team includes associates Adam M. Sanchez and Darien Pun on M&A matters; partners Michael S. Goldman and Craig F. Arcella on financing matters; partner Andrew W. Needham and associate Rebecca L. Fine on tax matters; partner Margaret T. Segall and senior attorney Jesse M. Weiss on antitrust matters; partner David J. Kappos and associate Rohan E. George on intellectual property matters; partner Matthew J. Bobby and associates Jana I. Hymowitz, Anna Mikaelyan and Dixing Tang on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters; and practice area attorney Brian M. Budnick on real estate matters. Malikah I. Williams also worked on antitrust matters.
Deals & Cases
August 04, 2023
On August 3, 2023, Hasbro, Inc., a leading toy and game company, announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its eOne film and TV business to Lionsgate for approximately $500 million, consisting of $375 million in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments, and the assumption by Lionsgate of production financing loans. Cravath is representing Hasbro in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
June 08, 2022
On June 8, 2022, Hasbro, Inc., a global play and entertainment company, announced the preliminary results at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which indicate that Hasbro shareholders have voted, with a substantial margin, to re-elect all 13 of Hasbro’s directors to the Hasbro Board. Similarly, the Company’s say-on-pay proposal and auditor ratification were approved by the shareholders. Cravath is representing Hasbro in connection with this matter.
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